What is with monks and tea?

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They did until it was deemed offensive.

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I miss her every day. The PvE version got removed back in Legion so it’s been gone for longer than we actually had it, but I still miss her.

But they use both and always have. The game makes a clear distinction between “tea” and “brew”. Mistweaver uses tea because tea is associated with zen and focus. Brewmaster uses “brew” (which is obviously alcohol) because drunken boxing–they have a high dodge chance because of their drunken swaying, and they’re so sloshed that they have a delayed reaction to pain. What makes you think it was changed to avoid offense?

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What’s the tea Christine

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Personally don’t miss Tiger brew. It felt great when you had it but terrible if you didn’t.

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rogues and cheese, monks and tea.

i never got any of it heh

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What is it with mages and viennoiserie?

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Same thing as with Warlocks and their Fel-cookies or Mountain Dew.

Tea is also well-known to be a drink for “patient” people because the whole process takes time to make and steep, etc.

It’s moreso because it’s an Asian thing, where monks generally come from.

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It’s magical tea. Even their brews are magical. It plays into the whole immortal drink

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Wha? We have our own tea.

Cheese from lockboxes? ?_?

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It’s a part of Chinese culture, which has been brought in as inspiration for Pandaren Culture. Tea is a big part of Pandaren Society, so it makes sense that Monks would integrate it into their healing, as it has soothing properties. Even in RL, I often drink tea with honey to sooth a sore throat.

In one of the books, I cannot remember which I believe it was Shadows of the Horde, Chen goes through an entire Tea Ceremony for a female Pandaren he was trying to impress. So we at least know from that that it is a part of their culture

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They used to also have a brew. Tigerseye. I miss it

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si:7/mathias shaw seemed to be obsessed with cheese. i never really got it, just went with it.

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mana tea is complete nonsense. we have a mistweaver monk on our raid team and on one fight i watched his mana go from 60 to 90% in like two seconds. made me absolutely furious. anyway i’m gonna start drinking tea now

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Tea is the #1 drink in the world might have something to do with it.

Mr. Shaw and Cheese is explained very well in episode 1, of the “Boondocks”

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Yup! I noted it was moved to PvP only!

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That scene has lived rent free in my head for nearly 20 years. I ain’t even a white man and I always think of this when I’m eating cheese.

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more ppl need tea. the benefits of it is amazing
just a small cup can help so many things